Court Scribes Explains What Those Court Reporters Are Typing On
What’s that thing court reporters are always typing on? This is a question that CourtScribes gets asked all the time. Well, that thing is called a stenotype machine. It’s also used for captioning television broadcasts as well. The stenotype works a bit like a portable word processor. It has a 22-button keyboard in place of the […]
What is a Stenotype, the Tool Stenographers Use
We have all seen that person in the courtroom typing away superfast on something that “kinda looks like a typewriter”. They are typing away because they are taking down all of the information to create a record of the events in that courtroom. And while that is not a typewriter they are typing on, it […]
The Importance of a Court Reporter
Technology has seen an increase of jobs being taken over by their mechanical counterparts. Some people believe that the court reporter may soon be one of the jobs that loses its value when this much technology is available. However, certain jobs, such as this one, requires a human quality to properly function. The court […]